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TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday with little major news to drive trading. Japan's benchmark edged lower, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose as China's finance minister expressed confidence over the government's ability to handle ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo shares finished lower Monday as the yen jumped in response to North Korea's firing of four ballistic missiles, three of which landed in Japanese-controlled waters. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the missiles were launched "almost ... ( read original story ...)

They may look good enough to eat, but Japan's mouthwatering food replicas are only for show as restaurateurs compete for the attention of hungry customers. They're common sights in this food-obsessed nation, with everything from sudsy beers and perfectly ... ( read original story ...)

Taro Aso, finance minister and deputy prime minister, and Vice President Mike Pence, who is expected to visit Japan next month, will lead the bilateral talks. Amari will visit the U.S. with other Japanese lawmakers this week to meet U.S. lawmakers to ... ( read original story ...)

10:32a $NKD_F#Nikkei is also in the area from where it should bounce in 3 waves at l.. 10:32a APAC Closing Prices: #ASX 5746.51 +0.30% #NIKKEI 19379.14 -0.46% #HSI 23596.2.. 08:38a 14/14 #ESM #Regling to #Nikkei: Over time, I think #Brexit will reduce the po.. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning as the yen jumped in response ... Banks were also lower, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial dropping 0.47 percent to 754.9 yen. Nintendo rose 2.80 percent to 24,375 yen after its launch of a new console last week. ( read original story ...)

Japan's ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a shot at becoming Japan's longest-serving post-war leader. Abe would have had to step down as party leader and prime minister in September ... ( read original story ...)

three of which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone. The Nikkei share average fell 0.5 percent to 19,379.14 points. Defense-related stocks outperformed on speculation that North Korea's latest launch will spur more Japanese spending on arms. ( read original story ...)

Recently, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB)—the largest trust bank in Japan with total assets of $585.4 billion—has bought 49 per cent of BIDV Financial Leasing Company and renamed it BIDV-SuMi TRUST Leasing Limited Company. The joint venture took ... ( read original story ...)

A survey, carried out by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation recently, shows India occupies the number one position as the preferred Asian foreign market for Japanese investors. It has pipped both China and Thailand to occupy this position by 2016 ... ( read original story ...)

As the scale of Chinese outbound merger and acquisition activity declines this year, Japanese companies are likely to take up the slack, Hernan Cristerna, JP Morgan’s global co-head of M&A, told the South China Morning Post. Cristerna said tighter ... ( read original story ...)

The number of investments made by Japanese banking and investment firms in blockchain related startups is well known. SBI Holdings, MUFJ, Mizuho Financial Group and others have invested in some of the leading cryptocurrency technology companies in the country. ( read original story ...)

In the last two decades, Japan’s central bank has revisited its economic policies in an effort to revive its sagging economy (EWJ) (DXJ). The country’s central bank had been using the unconventional strategy of implementing negative interest rates to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Bank of Japan starts its two-day monetary policy meeting (to March 16). THURSDAY, MARCH 16 LONDON - Bank of England rate decision and publication of its meeting minutes. BERN - Swiss National Bank monetary policy assessment. OSLO - Norway Central ... ( read original story ...)

“We must be fully alert to the buildup of risks related to non-performing assets, bond defaults, shadow banking and Internet finance,” said Li. Banking and securities regulators already have said their priority this year is reducing risk and watching ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan’s director has said that it’s important to constantly engage in taking measures against threats made to the blockchain or else it could impact the technology’s credibility and hinder its development. Speaking at the third meeting of ... ( read original story ...)